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Also known as Bima City

Bima city (; ) is a coastal city on the east of the island of Sumbawa in Indonesia's province of West Nusa Tenggara. It is the largest city on the island of Sumbawa, with a population of 142,443 at the 2010 census and 155,140 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid-2024 was 165,113 (comprising 82,338 males and 82,775 females). It is separate from (but surrounded on the landward side by) the adjoining Bima Regency which had a population of 535,530 according to the mid-2023 official estimates.

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Bima
Settlement.official_name
City of Bima''''
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City
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Maja Labo Dahu (Bima)(Be Humble and Piety)
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Bima di atas bukit.jpg
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Bima city view
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Lambang Kota Bima.png
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Lokasi NTB Kota Bima.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location within West Nusa Tenggara
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Indonesia_Lesser Sunda Islands#Indonesia
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right
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Location in Lesser Sunda Islands and Indonesia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
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Province
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Mayor
Settlement.leader_title1
Vice Mayor
Settlement.established_date
April 10, 2002
Settlement.area_total_km2
222.25

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Kota Bima
Population
136492
Area
222.25
Elevation
15
Official website
www.bimakota.go.id
Image
Bus in Sumbawa.jpg
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Commons category
Bima, Indonesia
inception
2002-04-10
Statistics Indonesia area code
5272
name
Bima
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Contents
  • Administrative districts
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Demography
  • Transportation
  • History
  • Tourism
  • Sister cities
  • References
  • Further reading
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Bima city (; ) is a coastal city on the east of the island of Sumbawa in Indonesia's province of West Nusa Tenggara. It is the largest city on the island of Sumbawa, with a population of 142,443 at the 2010 census and 155,140 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid-2024 was 165,113 (comprising 82,338 males and 82,775 females). It is separate from (but surrounded on the landward side by) the adjoining Bima Regency which had a population of 535,530 according to the mid-2023 official estimates.

The people of Bima and the entire eastern side of Sumbawa speak the Bima language (Indonesia: Bahasa Bima ; Bima: Nggahi Mbojo). From 1620 to 1958 it was the capital of the Bima Sultanate. In modern times, Bima city is the largest regional and economic hub of Eastern Sumbawa with transmigrants from other parts of Indonesia, especially Java, Bali, and Lombok. It has a central downtown commercial zone. It is home to the Sultan Salahuddin mosque and the Sultan Salahuddin Museum (former Bima Sultanate palace). It is connected by a provincial road to Dompu and Sape.

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